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Saturday, January 26, 2008

Mission of Mercy

Ferret asked me this morning to drive him down to Perlis truck stop for a shower. I think the shower cost $7 dollars he said. It was a long drive down the interstate without my radio as it says I need to enter a code to get it to work (some anti-theft bullshit). They unhooked the battery when they changed the locks on my car. I suspect I will have to take it to the dealership and fork out moolah to get it fixed.

Ferret looked like a new man after a shower and shave. I dropped him off at the laundromat in town so he could launder the clothes in a big black plastic trash bag he was toting around.

"I am still going to get a home," he told me fiercely as he got out of my car.

"Keep talking like that and you will," I replied as I bid him goodbye.

I drove off as Ferret was carrying his bag inside. He was on his own for the rest of the day.

I would always shower at the truck stop as well when I was homeless. I would ride my motorcycle over from God's country, carrying a daypack of clean or almost clean clothes. They would give you a bar of soap, wash cloth, and a drying towel. You would have to enter the code they gave you to open the door to a small room where you would shower. I always remember the water being very hot. I was no stranger to truck stops being an over-the-road truck driver for almost a year.

Andrew, check with your Mom or Dad to see if they have a card that has the code on it for the car radio. We had the same thing happen on my late father-in-law's car after it had been in storage 6 months, got snowed on which killed the battery.

Luckily, his sister had the card with the code on it so we were able to turn the radio 'back on". Otherwise, yes you'll have to talk to the dealer. You are a good friend to take him to that truck stop.

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I like to hope I have a good heart and that I am one of the good guys. I do so very hope so. I turned my life around a few years ago with the help of my father and never looked back. I am a big fan of computer hardware and new computer technology. I love trains and model railroading. I also have a little mutt named Maggie that is my heart and soul – very much like my child. My biggest blogging vice is food – taking pictures of it and writing about it. Don’t get me started about soul food or I may not shut up for hours.